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Searching your files

- Just like you can search your Desktop files…using your operating system, you can search…for your files that are on Google Drive.…Before you search, don't forget…that if it's a file you accessed recently,…it's probably listed right at the top in the Recent section,…and if it's a file that somebody shared with you,…you can find that in the Shared with me section.…Also, if it's for a file that you know…that you'll be using a lot, or if it's for a current project…that you're working on, you can add a star…to the file to mark it as a favorite.…

To add a star, right click on the file and select Add star.…You'll see a star beside it,…and now, if you want to find that file quickly,…choose the Starred section from the navigation bar.…Let's search for some files.…In its simplest form, you can type words or phrases…in the search bar and find your file that way.…Google Drive will search the contents…of your document, as well as the document title.…In fact, while you're typing, as you can see,…search results will be popping up…

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Released

5/18/2015

This detailed course helps viewers smoothly move from using Office 2013 to Google apps. Learn about the differences and similarities between Office and Google apps—and everything else you need to know—before you start migrating your files. Author Jess Stratton explains how to navigate the Google Drive interface, how to upload files and convert them to the Drive formats, and how to replace each of the Office programs in your workflow with Google Docs, Sheets, and Presentations. The course also explores moving Outlook contacts and calendars to Gmail and Google Calendar and using the Google Migration tool to automate parts of the process.

Topics include:

Understanding security and storage space on Google Drive

Uploading and downloading files

Converting files

Sharing files with others

Suggesting edits instead of tracking changes

Replacing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with Google apps

Switching from Outlook to Gmail and Google Calendar

Running the Google Migration

Skill Level Beginner

1h 20m

Duration

30,382

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Q: Will
this course help me migrate from Office 365 to Google apps?

A: It will if you
use the desktop version of Office 365. If you use the Office 365 apps online
through a web browser only, this course will be
helpful in terms of general concepts, but there are enough differences between
the desktop and online versions of Office that many specific instructions won't
apply.